WESTON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: TOP QUALITY CONTRACTORS LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TOP QUALITY CONTRACTORS LLC in 1 NIMROD FARM ROAD, WESTON, CT 06883 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 333290831.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TOP QUALITY CONTRACTORS LLC
- Site address
- 1 NIMROD FARM ROAD
- City
- WESTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06883
- Mailing
- 97 LINCOLN AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. WORKSITE: The employees using pneumatic nail guns to install roofing shingles were not wearing any eye protection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3000
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities on a 7 in 12 pitch roof were not protected against falling up to 23'-6" to the ground by the use of appropriate fall arrest systems and/or other safety measures.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.503 A
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who migh tbe exposed to fall hazards, to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize or eliminate the hazards. WORKSITE: The employees exposed to fall hazards while engaged in roofing activities were not provided training in the hazards associated with falls or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize the hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3000
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. WORKSITE: The employees, using ladder to access the roof were not provided training in the hazards associated with the type of ladder being used.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support. WORKSITE: The two aluminum ladders, used by employees to access/egress the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof and no handhold or equivalent device was provided.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3000
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed. WORKSITE: The upper section of a 24 foot aluminum extension ladder used to access the roof was not designed by the manufacturer to be used by itself.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B22
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall. WORKSITE: The employees engaged in roofing activities were manually carrying bundles of shingles while climbing the ladders.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 333290831.
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